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The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…
The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption by the Lord Jesus Christ, or, Discourses wherein is showed how the wisdom, mercy, justice, holiness, power, and truth of God are glorified in that great and blessed work / by William Bates.The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption by the Lord Jesus Christ, or, Discourses wherein is shewed how the wisdom, mercy, justice, holiness, power, and truth of God are glorified in that great and blessed work / by William Bates.
London: printed by J. Darby for Nathaniel Ranew and Jonathan Robinson and Brabazon Aylmer, 1674
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Socrates himself so admired by them, was so disguised by the malice of his enemies, that he was condemned to die by Poison: Yet this was so far from obscuring his Reputation, that his suffering Death was esteemed the most noble effect of his courage, and the most excellent Proof of his Virtue. Why then should they make a contrary judgment of our Redeemers Sufferings; whose Innocence was perfect, and whose Patience was so Holy and Divine; that in the midst of His torments he Prayed for his Murderers? No reason can be justly alleged; but some darling lust spiritual or fleshly which they were resolved to cherish. The light that comes from above illuminates the humble, and dazzles the proud. The presumption of their own knowledge, was the cause of their Prodigious stupidity. Simple ignorance is not so dangerous as error, which hath a false light that deceives and leads to precipices. We find therefore that none were fiercer enemies to the Gospel then the Philosophers.
Socrates himself so admir'd by them, was so disguised by the malice of his enemies, that he was condemned to die by Poison: Yet this was so far from obscuring his Reputation, that his suffering Death was esteem'd the most noble effect of his courage, and the most excellent Proof of his Vertue. Why then should they make a contrary judgment of our Redeemers Sufferings; whose Innocenee was perfect, and whose Patience was so Holy and Divine; that in the midst of His torments he Prayed for his Murderers? No reason can be justly alledged; but some darling lust spiritual or fleshly which they were resolved to cherish. The light that comes from above illuminates the humble, and dazles the proud. The presumption of their own knowledg, was the cause of their Prodigious stupidity. Simple ignorance is not so dangerous as errour, which hath a false light that deceives and leads to precipies. We find therefore that none were fiercer enemies to the Gospel then the Philosophers.
The sacred story tells us, that when the Apostle Preached at Athens, that was as much the seat of Superstition as of Sciences, the Epicureans and Stoics though most opposite in their Principles, yet conspired to encounter him; they entertained him ⟨p. 441⟩